Glibenclamide
sulfonylurea · oral antidiabetic
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What this medicine is for
Glibenclamide is a medicine in the 'sulfonylurea (oral antidiabetic)' category. Sulfonylureas prompt the pancreas to secrete more insulin; they can lower blood sugar too much if a meal is skipped.
For Glibenclamide, in practice: Helps control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes. It is most often a long-term treatment, taken at set times over long periods; its benefit is judged over time, not by how you feel on a given day.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 6 reimbursable presentations containing Glibenclamide are recorded. It is found under several brand names and as generics.
- Amglidia
- Glibenclamide Arrow
- Glibenclamide Biogaran
- Glibenclamide Teva
- Glibenclamide Viatris
- Glucovance
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Do you need a supplement? No.
Pour Glibenclamide, nous ne proposons aucun complément. Aucune supplémentation nutritionnelle n'a de justification sérieuse à mettre en face de ce traitement, et nous préférons l'écrire plutôt que d'inventer un besoin. Notre gamme se limite à cinq classes de médicaments du quotidien pour lesquelles un apport ciblé a un sens ; en dehors, nous ne vendons rien pour vendre, c'est ce qui donne du poids à nos cinq références.
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